Pumpkin Cream Cheese Sables

I love Halloween treats, thinking about all the season just makes me happy

Pumpkin cookies are just a nice way to enjoy and share with friends and family

cookies

1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
pinch of salt
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2finely ground almonds
1/2 tsp.cinnamon
1/3cup butter softened
2egg yolks
filling
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
150 grs. cream cheese
3 tbsp sugar
decoration
1 or 2 egg whites
sugar crystals, (green and orange)

How to make them
Grease several baking sheets with butter.
Stir flour, salt and sugar in medium size bowl
mix in cinnamon
Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.
Add egg yolks and mix to form a soft dough.
Roll out dough on a floured surface, using a pumpkin cookie cutter .
and cut out the figures.
Place slightly apart
with a brush apply some egg white to each and sprinkle with the green and orange sugar crystals
Refrigerate unbaked for 30 minutes
Preheat oven to 350F

Bake pumpkin Sables for 15 to 20 min.
Remove, when cool
Spoon some filling and cover with another cookie.
Enjoy